tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post1866896006381616939..comments2023-10-17T08:19:17.319-07:00Comments on Conditioning Research: Intermittent Fasting - further updateChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-42792751942841313782007-12-30T13:19:00.000-08:002007-12-30T13:19:00.000-08:00Hi EddieShould you buy "Eat stop eat"? To be hone...Hi Eddie<BR/><BR/>Should you buy "Eat stop eat"? To be honest, if you have read all the stuff that I link to on this blog about IF then that book will not really tell you much that you do not know already. It is different from Fast 5 - bigger and with quite an extensive set of references - but I do not agree with all that he writes - e.g. I am generally a low carb guy myself and he tends to think that carbs are not too important. It is a good book though and I'd still happily recommend it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I thought about a coin toss or rolling the dice to determine that fast but in general I just do what fits with my life - I find it easy to eat a big Sunday lunch and then not eat again until Monday afternoon and then maybe to eat do the same on Wednesday / Thursday. I do not always have breakfast either even if I am not officially fasting - it depends how hungry I feel.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback and Happy New year to you too.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-5666337873285918692007-12-30T11:36:00.000-08:002007-12-30T11:36:00.000-08:00Thanks Chris,I've seen your posts on the various b...Thanks Chris,<BR/><BR/>I've seen your posts on the various boards and/or blogs that I enjoy as well. (At some sites my screen name is Cayenne.)<BR/><BR/>I have been doing Fast-5 since 2.27.07. and have enjoyed many aspects of it. Today, (12.30.07.) is the first day since beginning Fast-5 that I've had breakfast. Most recently, I think I was wrongly "using" Fast-5 as a "license" to binge on the (for me) wrong carb types & quantities. I have some concerns that my fasting BG has been climbing. (via testing.)<BR/><BR/>At the same time, I am now thinking along the lines that you apparently considered much earlier in your IF experience, ie; that daily Fast-5, (or anything,) might be too restrictive ( and seemingly counter to Dr. DeVaney's ideas about Power Law Distribution, etc.)<BR/><BR/>I am taking a break of indeterminate length from ("strict") Fast-5 and will be exploring a more truly "I", "IF" :-) Perhaps, a daily coin toss to determine fasts ? Same would simulate paleo-folks condition-uncertainty and more closely approximate Dr. Devaney's points.<BR/><BR/>More importantly, going back to basics, I am going to make sure processed carbs are out, and for a while, ( like Protein Power "Intervention" eat really low daily carb grams, )<BR/><BR/>Do you think buying "Eat, Stop, Eat", if I've read Fast-5, followed the various discussion groups, etc., really offers value ?<BR/><BR/>I look forward to following your blog further.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!<BR/><BR/>EddieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-49605369143589585812007-12-30T02:11:00.000-08:002007-12-30T02:11:00.000-08:00hi EddieI suppose I first came across IF in Art De...hi Eddie<BR/><BR/>I suppose I first came across IF in Art DeVany's writings but I didn't really "get" it. The topic kept on popping up in places like in Robb Wolf's work and on the Eades blog, and I started to think on it a bit more. I read The Warrior Diet (the guy who first really popularised this I think) and then Fast 5 - which is a free little book worth the download. Oh - and there is a blog by a guy called Steve Mount. Also in thinking about it it started to make sense - the whole 3 meals a day thing was not necessarily "natural". So, I started to try that for a few days each week - basically eating only between 5pm and 10pm. At first there is a psychological fear that it will be impossible and damaging but it was Ok and I felt good.<BR/><BR/>However, after a few weeks, somehow even that seem a bit restrictive and so I shifted to something more random - like the Eades first threw out. About twice a week I will eat breakfast and lunch one day and then not eat until a late lunch or even dinner the next, getting at least a full 24 hours in fasted. So even when fasting I eat every day at some point. Plus now it is an occasional random stress rather than a continual one. I've been doing this for about 2 months now<BR/><BR/>The research is there I think that this is a beneficial way to eat. I've leaned out a bit and I feel fine on it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-65913438165172516632007-12-29T10:21:00.000-08:002007-12-29T10:21:00.000-08:00Hi Chris,Thanks for all the great info you present...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the great info you present. What made you choose the IF model you are going with right now ?<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>EddieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com